Myers v. Reading Co.

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued May 20, 1946.

Decided May 29, 1946.

Third Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1946-05-29

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1946-05-29

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¶1B. Nathaniel Richter, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Benjamin Fertik, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

¶2Henry R. Heebner, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Wm. Clarke Mason, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

¶3Before MARIS, GOODRICH, and MCLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5In this case the District Judge set aside a verdict of a jury and entered judgment for the defendant. The general verdict was accompanied by special interrogatories the answers to which disposed of the main theory of the plaintiff’s case. The District Court concluded that the plaintiff, as a matter of law, had failed to make out a case under the statute. We agree with that conclusion.

¶6Affirmed.

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Counsel

B. Nathaniel Richter, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Benjamin Fertik, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Henry R. Heebner, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Wm. Clarke Mason, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.